I am in love with true stories! This novel was so very interesting from mid-beginning to the end. At first I wasn't to sure if I would like it but then I got more into knowing the characters and I was hooked. I learned a lot about Charlotte Bronte, her real life situations..as a woman I found the book very empowering. Charlotte Bronte was radically for her time, as her sister were too. They were after the Jane Austen time but still very radically. I found Emily Bronte's opinion of Jane Austen to very amusing, even though I love Jane Austen's writing. I highly recommend this book to people who enjoy history, English writers, feminist material, romance, hearing how people get through great tribulations. I sure do !